Social Status: The Key to the Matrix Part II

This episode features:


-Why does high status reduce creativity?


-How to remain creative as you gain status


-When should you distrust your own moral reasoning?


-How do we come to learn what counts as high status in our
culture?


-What are the psychological underpinnings of “inspiration”?


-How to feel less motivated to engage in conspicuous consumption


 


Full transcript


 


-References-


Apply Psychology:


Borjas, G. J., & Doran, K. B. (2015). Prizes and productivity
how winning the fields medal affects scientific output. Journal
of human resources, 50(3), 728-758.


Ethical Injunction


High Status and Stupidity: Why?


Check This Rec:


Murray, D. (2019). The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and
Identity. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.